A former University of Colorado running back who was kicked off the team this summer was charged with three felonies today after police said he stole a car, punched the vehicle owner's friend repeatedly and then hurt an officer trying to arrest him.

Payne alsowas charged with resisting arrest and obstructing a peace officer, both misdemeanors.

According to a police report, a woman called police early Saturday after she and her friend saw a car stopped in the street that appeared to be her Jetta being driven by Payne.

The woman and her male friend began yelling at Payne and a woman in the front seat, and the car owner's friend climbed into the vehicle through the passenger window, according to the report. At this point, the victim said Payne started driving and punched him in the face 20 times and threatened to shoot him before eventually stopping the car near 17th Street and Cascade Avenue, according to police.

According to the report, a police officer arrived and ordered Payne to the ground at gunpoint. Payne kept screaming, "They're chasing me! They're chasing me!," and ran off.

The officer caught up to Payne in a nearby alley, and, along with another officer, was able to bring him to the ground, according to the report. The officers reported Payne continued to resist arrest, and one of the officers was struck in the face by Payne, according to Boulder police.

Payne told officers he was at some parties on University Hill when he called his friend Gina Larson for a ride. He said an unknown male drove with Larson to pick him up and that was when they got into the confrontation with the victims, according to the report.

Payne remains in custody on $10,000 bond, and is due for a preliminary hearing Oct. 12. He told a judge at his hearing he is supposed to be playing football for another team.

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